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Ironic Commentary

“Any novel has the advantage of being able to describe both external behavior and internal behavior, as well as any exposition that can be ladled on. Screenplays don’t have that luxury at all. It’s watching external behavior… Now that’s violated sometimes because sometimes there’s massive narrations with exposition, and [describing] where we were, and what I’m thinking. [In Fight Club] we used voice-over really for an ironic commentary—as sparingly as possible. It’s not helpful to the audience, it’s just there to be something that’s almost contrary to what’s going on on the screen.”Fight Club screenwriter Jim UhlsThe Dialogue interview with Mike De Luca

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100 percent of the screenwriters who now have agents at one time didn’t have an agent. 100 percent of screenwriters who are now working at one time weren’t working. 100 percent of the screenwriters who have made money at screenwriting at one time time didn’t made a dime.” Michael Hauge Writing Screenplays that Sells page […]